AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Frederick Hemker

POLS200 · POLS101 · POL203 · POLS203 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
63.46%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Frederick Hemker only if you are ready for , and a professor with very mixed student experiences.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReading-heavyTough graderLecture-heavyPolarizing teacherHeavy online workload
  • but often better when students like political science and do the reading.
  • Online reviews are much more negative, with repeated complaints about workload, emails, InQuizitive, and grade confusion.
  • This is not an easy general education option because reading, writing, participation, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

44/100

Good grades are possible, but students repeatedly , and careful time management.

Online reviews make the A feel harder because of heavy weekly assignments and grade issues, while .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content is reading-heavy and writing-heavy, and many students say POLS101 feels harder than a normal general education class.

Online reviews are more stressful and workload-heavy, while but sometimes clearer through lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly described as required, with some comments saying skipping class hurts passing chances.

Both online and in-person comments mention attendance or participation pressure, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Students recommend him when they value political science and discussion, but and communication issues.

In-person recommendations are much stronger than online recommendations.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students often call him a tough grader, mention few high-stakes , and grade drops from missed work.

Format shift

Online grading concerns are harsher due to Canvas or InQuizitive issues, while as tough but sometimes fair.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Many reviews mention lots of , and long lectures.

Format shift

Online reviews describe the workload as especially heavy, while in-person workload varies by course but .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students are split between calling him passionate and engaging and calling him disorganized, slow, impatient, or poor at communication.

Format shift

, while online teaching draws more complaints about communication and organization.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Assessment includes , and written exams, with no single method dominating every course.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize weekly assignments and quizzes, while , and participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarizing, with many students praising his passion and lectures while others complain , and .

Main concern

Students who want an easy general education class may find the reading, writing, and participation too demanding.

What students said

“Tough but .”
POLS101
“ if you're just trying to complete your general education requirements because it's a lot of reading material and the lectures are slow.”
POLS101
“ that's probably the only way you can pass the class.”
POLS101

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative and focus on heavy , and third-party homework tools.

Main concern

Online students often report too much work and poor communication.

What students said

“A minimum of 7+ assignments a week.”
POLS101
“ !”
POLS101
“I missed 1 paper and went down 3 letter grades.”
POLS101

Exam style

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Exam evidence points to hard but mostly standard written tests and Browser, or open-book policies.

Hard TestsWritten MidtermWritten FinalPop QuizzesEssay Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays, and pop quizzes, but do not clearly prove strict proctoring or closed-book rules.

Hard TestsWritten MidtermWritten FinalPop Quizzes
“ if you don't study”
POLS101
“Midterm is 3 FRQs at least 500 words each.”
POLS101
“ but not impossible”
POLS203

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, tests, and , but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home policies.

Quizzes And TestsWeekly Assignments
“~5 quizzes/tests, and 2 "short essay" discussions every per week.”
POLS101
“Tons of finish.”
POLS101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ online course reviews.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Professor Hemker is outstanding. , and genuinely interesting because he connects theory to real-world politics without dumbing it down.”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“A minimum of 7+ assignments a week.”

⚖️

30/100

“I missed 1 paper and went down 3 letter grades.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Single greatest polisci prof at AVC. .
  • His lectures were so long and boring, but sometimes it was interesting.
  • One of the . Short tempered and terrible at communicating with students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • If you do the , and pay attention, Hemker is actually pretty easy.
  • that's probably the only way you can pass the class.
  • but not impossible, he will ensure you know the content well and grades very fair

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • This is one of the most unnecessarily stressful classes I have ever taken in my whole life.
  • !
  • Good class. Some technical glitches. .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 detailed reviews across online and in-person formats with strong, , and communication.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 59
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 517

Course coverage

POLS10135 reviews
POLS20010 reviews
POLS2033 reviews
POL2032 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 5 · A 10 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

17

Not sure yet 12 · Rather not say 5